I have been following the news. Like many another, I will be delighted when I no longer have to see that fatuous mug. I don’t hear the voice much — I usually turn the sound off when film of Trumplethinskin is running.
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A model of an early human embryo has been developed from treated stem cells.
The oldest Roman forum in Hispania. The city it was in is unknown.
Finding your voice. My voice teacher talked about this sort of thing occasionally.
A complete Neolithic cursus monument on the Isle of Arran.
How money-laundering works. There was a fairly interesting commercial about a cashmere company when I followed the link.
Early humans were making stone spheres 1.4 million years ago.
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Big excitement of the school week: On Wednesday, my grandson was supposed to take a bus to his sister’s high school to be escorted to his track practice where my granddaughter went to junior high. He apparently didn’t see them immediately, so instead of staying put, he went looking. He seems to have induced two panic attacks — one in his mother and one in his sister. I raised two girls in Los Angeles, so my idea of grounds for a panic attack has a considerably higher threshold; but I did do what my daughter asked me, and they did find him. He has a smart watch which can be used to phone and text, but it was out of power, it seems, and he couldn’t get in touch with anybody.
I am trying to get the clutter under control. I have a fairly large number of things I need to toss, and an even larger number I need to put away.
My sister is photographing stuff our mother has had for years and letting the siblings decide if they want any of it. So far, I’ve asked for a glass pitcher — I don’t think I’ll want anything else.
Some of you may have a certain familiarity with Buttonsmith. Darcy Burner’s son, Henry, started it when he was ten or so. I believe the company has made him rich, and it is expanding. Darcy was on Facebook asking for people to give her ideas so they could test their new T-shirt printing equipment, and they would get a discount on the samples. I’ve had an idea for years, so I asked for it. It took a couple of tries to get the email with the proposal/order to me, and there was one slight change I wanted; but the T-shirt arrived on Friday, and I love it!
The memorial service for my sister-in-law has been scheduled for the end of the month.
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The San Remo Hotel in San Francisco is still in business. The last time I stayed there, though, it was $55 a night, which might give you some idea of how long ago that was. It’s about 6 blocks one direction from Fisherman’s Wharf and about 6 blocks another way from Chinatown.
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